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Random Shooting
in Released- Sunday, July 27, 2008 At approximately
11:57 p.m., Troopers were called to the 100 block of This investigation revealed five male subjects reside in this home where the shooting occurred. At approximately 10:00 p.m., a knock came from the front door. One of the residents responded to the door and answered same. He was greeted by a black male child- about 10 or 12 years old. The resident who answered the door was unable to communicate with the child because of a language barrier- no one in the house speaks English- so he shut the door. About two hours later (11:57 p.m.) a second knock came from the front door. The victim in this case answered the door and was greeted by two black male adult subjects. Again, because of a language barrier, the victim was unable to communicate with these subjects. Seconds later, the other residents of the home heard a single gun shot. They ran to the front door where they found their housemate lying on the floor bleeding from the chest. Detectives have not established a motive for this shooting and with the information they have at hand, it appears random. There is no additional suspect information available as the only person to see the suspects was the victim. Anyone with information pertaining to this case is asked to call investigators at 302-697-4454 ext 508 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333. |
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